Britain’s second city, Birmingham, hosts many events at the Symphony Hall, Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena. There are several theatres, a Museum and Art Gallery, Sea Life centre, Botanical Gardens and Millennium Point where you will find the Think Tank museum and Imax cinema. Canal-side restaurants and bars at Brindley Place are popular and, for keen shoppers, the Bullring and Mailbox shopping centres offer plenty of choice

Home of legendary Lady Godiva, Coventry is probably now best known for its impressive modern Cathedral, built alongside the ruins of the former cathedral flattened during the Blitz in 1940. The city’s other attractions include the recently built Sky Dome offering a variety of leisure facilities, Lunt Roman Fort and Museum of Road Transport

Stratford upon Avon is home to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s riverside theatre and has several visitor attractions for the Shakespeare fan, including his birthplace. There’s also a butterfly farm and teddy bear museum

The grounds and ruins of the Elizabethan Kenilworth Castle are regularly open to visitors

Warwick’s well-known castle is a major visitor attraction that seeks to recreate life in mediaeval England

Drayton Manor is a theme park and zoo with plenty of exciting rides

Cadbury World at Bournville gives visitors a taste of the history of chocolate as well as the opportunity to sample the company’s current products

For further information on the visitor attractions of Hampton-in-Arden and the surrounding areas, please visit the following links: